Choral Explorations Jazz

In the Choral Explorations jazz series for developing choirs, this whimsical song from Simon & Garfunkel is a perfect introduction to style, technique and blend.

Arranger: Paris Rutherford | Composer: Paul Simon | Performed By: Simon & Garfunkel

In the Choral Explorations jazz series for developing choirs, this whimsical song from Simon & Garfunkel is a perfect introduction to style, technique and blend.

Arranger: Paris Rutherford | Composer: Paul Simon | Performed By: Simon & Garfunkel

This vocal jazz classic from the iconic group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross offers younger or developing mixed and treble ensembles a chance to build important performance techniques! Lots of unison or trade-off phrases over a walking bass line and easy scat section will make it easy and fun!

Arranger: Roger Emerson | Composer: Harry Edison | Performed By: Lambert, Hendricks and Ross

This vocal jazz classic from the iconic group Lambert, Hendricks & Ross offers younger or developing mixed and treble ensembles a chance to build important performance techniques! Lots of unison or trade-off phrases over a walking bass line and easy scat section will make it easy and fun!

Arranger: Roger Emerson | Composer: Harry Edison | Performed By: Lambert, Hendricks and Ross

Based on Duke Ellington's composition C Jam Blues this is a classic, swinging, improvisatory chart. The classic riff style is important to know about and great fun to sing.

Arranger: Kirby Shaw | Composer: Duke Ellington

Based on Duke Ellington's composition C Jam Blues this is a classic, swinging, improvisatory chart. The classic riff style is important to know about and great fun to sing.

Arranger: Kirby Shaw | Composer: Duke Ellington

With lyrics that throwback to an earlier pre-feminist era, this Neal Hefti/Bobby Troup song will be sung by today's women with an ironic tone in this bluesy, swingy setting. Accessible to beginning SSA jazz ensembles, your group will build great performance skills.

Arranger: Roger Emerson

The Rodgers & Hart standard has been recorded by many wonderful artists. Vocal jazz ensembles will amaze their audiences with this stunning bossa nova setting, as well as giving singers an opportunity to develop style and blend and enjoy singing these incredible lyrics.

Arranger: Paris Rutherford | Composer: Richard Rodgers | Musical: Babes in Arms

This setting of the fabulous standard is built in a gentle Count Basie style. Beginning with a two feel, it moves to a more four feel as the arrangement progresses while the singers use a rhythmic style which will place them gently on the back of the beat. Feature your best soloist with either their own improvisation or the notated solo in the score.

Arranger: Paris Rutherford | Composer: Sammy Cahn

The wistful atmosphere evoked by this classic song from the 1960s offers a wonderful opportunity for beginning and developing jazz/pop choirs to build intonation and style through the Choral Explorations jazz series.

Arranger: Paris Rutherford | Composer: Michel Legrand